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Ladies & Gentlemen I hope you will forgive me being rather indulgent this month, but as a Committee member of the London Taxidrivers Fund for Underprivileged Children I would like to ‘plug’ the Christmas Gala Concert we are presenting at St John’s, Smith Square, Westminster on 15th December, commencing at 19.45. When I first thought about organising a concert, I didn’t realise what was involved in the planning of such an event and how exciting it would be, but the support I have received from the LTFUC Committee has been very gratifying. The Gala Concert has developed into being what I believe to be one of the first major concerts ever to be organised in the London taxi industry - let alone our charity. The tremendous support received from Dial-a-Cab and others in our trade and beyond has been outstanding. As for the concert itself, we are extremely lucky to have maestro Conductor William Carslake, together with Lead violinist Simon Kodurand and the BBC 2010 Young Musician of the Year Concerto Finalist Emma Halnan as guest soloist. These will be performing many beautiful pieces together with 55 musicians of the London Charity Orchestra. |
Mike Son’s bits and pieces… |
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 We are equally proud that 60 children from the Finchley Children’s Music Group under the direction of Conductor and Musical Director Grace Rossitor will be singing songs we love. The evening is going to be fun for all family. Some of the compositions to be performed: Cecile Chaminade Concertino; Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty; Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols; Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy; Arr. Bob Chilcott Aka-tombo; Arr. Betty Bertaux S'Vivon; Rachmaninov Tebe Pojem; Arr. Sir Michael Tippett Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen; Shostakovich’ Romance from The Gadfly; Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5, movement 3 and Extracts from Nutcracker Suite including Waltz of the Snowflakes. There will also be a few surprises so if you have never been to a live concert, then please do not miss this exceptional |
opportunity. Tickets are priced at £30, £25 and £15 and, subject to availability, can be booked on 020 7222 1061, online at www.sjss.org.uk, by post to St John’s, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA (please enclose SAE) or from any Committee member of the LTFUC. Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall Mike Son |
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Bill Munro asks Dial-a-Cab drivers... |
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The London cab trade often runs in
families. If it does in yours, can you say ‘yes’ to any of these
questions? * Did your father, your grandfather or maybe your great grandfather drive a taxi or even a horse cab in the capital? * Did your family run a fleet of cabs or did any of them work for taxicab dealers such as Mann and Overton or Beardmore Motors? * Did they work in a knowledge school or for the PCO in some capacity? Or did they have any other job or business related to the London cab trade? * Can you trace your family’s connections with the London cab trade back to the 19th century, or even earlier? If you can answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, or have any historical connections to the trade and have stories you’d like to share, I’d love to hear from you. I’ve written extensively about the history of the London taxi and have answered many family history questions sent via the website of the London Vintage Taxi Association. Now I’m writing a book about the people in the London cab trade going back from 1970 to the very earliest days of the hackney coach in the 1630s. It’s a book aimed at helping the family historian trace their London cab trade ancestors, as well as those |
with a special interest in the history of the
London cab trade. Bill Munro |
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